Cruz: “Have We Gone Stark Raving Nuts?”

Posted by
Dr Snyder
on April 22nd, 2016

Apr
22

Donald Trump can’t help himself, apparently. That’s because his true self keeps showing up. And what shows up certainly is not Republican.

Yesterday, he Trumpeted two more of his beliefs. First, he said the Republican platform should be altered to soften the statement that the rights of the unborn should always be protected. Second, he weighed in on the North Carolina restroom battle on the side of the transgendered.

Abortion first: Trump believes the Republican platform is too harsh with that statement, that it doesn’t include exceptions. He thinks it ought to specifically state that abortions should be allowed for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

I know that many Republicans feel the need to add those exceptions. I don’t. The child is still the innocent party here. Take the life of an innocent child when the conception came about through rape or incest? Why? What did the child do that should allow society to murder him or her? As for the life of the mother, what mother would say about a born child, “I want to save my own life; take the life of my child instead”? Jesus told us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another.

Transgender restroom issue: North Carolina wisely declared that no man claiming to be a woman should be allowed to use a woman’s restroom. Permission to do so opens the door (so to speak) to perverted men who make the claim for the sole reason of wanting to be near their victims. Frankly, this is insane.

What Trump said about this is rather hard to decipher because he doesn’t speak intelligently enough to complete his sentences. His thoughts keep jumping around in a confused manner. If you take the time to try to piece together his disjointed comments, though, it’s clear he comes out on the side of those who want those restrooms to be available to self-proclaimed transgendered persons.

To his credit, Ted Cruz immediately pounced on this, not merely for political advantage—although he ought to receive quite a bit for responding to Trump’s outrageousness—but because he firmly and deeply believes in what he is saying. He began with a comment that all rational people are at least thinking:

“Let me ask you, have we gone stark raving nuts?”

But he didn’t simply stop with that soundbite. He explained further:

Grown adult men, strangers should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls. And that’s not conservative or liberal, that’s not Republican or Democrat, that’s basic common sense. But you know a few months ago, Donald told us he could be the most politically correct person on Earth, and I guess he’s showing us what that looks like. I am waiting with anticipation for the new baseball caps: “Make PC Great Again.”

Let’s be honest here: There is only one person in the race right now who can realistically be called a genuine Republican; only one person who is truly conservative across the board in his beliefs. Cruz is consistent. He deserves our support.

A couple of days ago, Trump misspoke when referring to 9/11. He called that fateful day 7/11. Did I miss the media uproar over that? What if Ted Cruz had made that mistake? What do you think would have happened? It seems our media will let Trump get away with anything.

As I said in a previous post, I’m getting tired of having to point out the dangers of Trump all the time. I would much rather be clear about why Cruz is the best nominee, not only among those left in this bizarre race, but why, from the start, when there were seventeen candidates, he always was the best choice. I plan to expand on that in a more positive post next week.